Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-04-09
STRAY FASHION NOTES.
HELroTRorE A FAvoRITE SPRING coLoR-orHER
POPULAR sHADES-"AN ERA OF TOLKRATION" IN
PAsHIoN-IIGHr AND FANCIFUL JEwELRY THE
THING.

POPULAR SHADkS-"AN ERA OF TOLERATION" IN
FAsHIoN-ILGHr AND FANCIFUL JEwELRY THE
THING.
BLACK CLOVIS are again worn with full dress.
FEATHER STITCHING Is seen on jackets and waist
coats.
OUTER GARMENTS for little girls will be short and
double breasted.
HELIoTRoPE win be the color OF the spring sea-
son. It comes In ten different shades.
MORE SILKS are fast coming into favor again.
Many SILK dresses OF heliotrope more viii be seen.
SOME OF THE FANCY open work bonnets have
lining OF bright colored silk the effect being odd
and gay.
PRETTY BAsrIsTE gowns in color are trimmed
with velvet which Is ripped on each time the dress
is laundered.
NORFOLK JAcxK1s are the favorite mode for little
boys, and are 6elted In with wide leather belt
and metal buckle.
BELGIAN STRAW is one OF the very durable and
pretty braidS for walking hats or those used for
any servicabe purpose.
DARK FIGURES on light ground are more
stylish for sateen and fine ginghams than dark
grounds with light figures.
PINkING is seen on stylish garments for outside
wear. The coachman cape which finishes the
stylish newmarket is pinked On all its edges.
A NEW COTTON FABRIC which promises to be
fashionable is the ''armure." 1t is seen in Japa-
nese designs and Is not unlike the monte cloth in
texture.
ORIENTAL DESIGNS seem to be very much liked
this season in cotton fabrics as well as wooden.
Palm leaves, arabesques and Eastern tracery are
quite stylish.
VELVET ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS are in many differ
ent sorts this season. The sweet peas of different
colorngs are particularly pretty as well as mari
Colds, asters and lilacs. .
THERE Is NEW JERSEY with tiny ribbed cords
near together, which makes pretty change from
the plain garment, being OF good pattern. They
BONNET PINS are so like hair pins as to be indis-
tinguishable. In fact, the fancy bonnet pins have
combs ON them, and might well be used for either
the hair or the bonnet and many of them are very
GARNET comes back this season, new color
under an Old name. Garnet shades as much as
possible on the helotrope and plum, and has en-
Clrely lOSt the vivid redneSS that made it so tire
some few years since.
HE MASK Wells with an edge are not very be-
coming, and so are not very popular. A veil, how
ever, Is obligatory with bonnet and If the edged
ones are not worn Russian net may be substituted
In color to match the bonnet.
In DIRECT CONTRAST to many of the toy man.
telettes, densey covered with costly bead-work in
Vandyke effects. are simple little spring wraps,
made OF beige cloth, camels' hair goods or velvet,
with sling sleeves, and lined with contrasting
color in satin.
BRIGHT RED-CHAMBREY GAUzE is to be stylish
costume Tor garden parties and such occasions. A
bright red sash Is tObe worn and capOte OF the
same fabric as the dress. A brilliant parasol OF
the same red completes very stylish If a very
blazingly brilliant one.
CREAA-wHTrE PILOT CLOTH will be very much
employed for dressy afternoon gowns the coming
season The panels, yoke, vest, and other orna-
mental portions OF the costume will be either en-
Drooered IN gold silver, or crean-white silk gimps
In Qppt,Ques effects, or decorated with Bulgarian
em0rOiderteS.
THERE Is GREAT amount of delicate fanciful
]eweiry worn just now upon full-dress occasions,
ana ]eWelry OF the massive, heavy-set order seems
10 nave given place TO very dainty effects For
merry IL seemed to be the jewelers. art to put as
much weight OF gold to single diamond as he
could possibly utilize Now it appears to be the
aim to test how many rare gems can be set on an
lnnnitesimal amount of precious metal.
1T Is HARDLY POSSIBLE to cite single fabric,
combination, or design that is not In some way
represented among the existing spring styles All
wooden goods, from Old-faShioned printed challie
ana deoelSe, TO modern etamine all designs from
Dolly warden and antique polka dot to the rami-
liar stripe in POmpadOur effects, Louis XVI
branches, and the large jariniere patterns of the
time OF Louis XIV, everything seems TO have
Iound place and favor in this era OF federation.
The LATEST IMPORTATION OF bonnets shows a
fine array OF models, all light. airy, and very at
tractive. Their garnitures are correspondingIy
ethereal. Soft-tinted nets, CLEANLINESS and tues
are used, mingled with flowers OF rare beauty
dotted all over the crown with pearl-beads and
trimmed with pearl-beaded lace and narrow picot
satin RIBBON. The grenadine and etamine ribbons
prove wonderfully pretty and effective on summer
DonnetS and hats Jet beads also used to dot
the crowns OF yellow satin-braid bonnets.